SUMMARY:

• Highly versatile, self - motivated web strategist, skilled in client consultation, project management, Drupal development, Drupal theming, and Drupal
• Experienced in all phases of the project life cycle, including requirements gathering, labor estimations, task & worker management, and development methods & processes.
• A passionate visual designer well versed in UI design, striving to always create better user experiences for both site managers and end-users alike.
• Detail-oriented professional, skilled in project management, web development, and visual design
• 11+ years experience in creating graphics and content for print and web production
• 9+ years experience creating web sites and online media for medium-sized businesses and large corporations
• 7 years as a full-time Drupal developer and theming specialist creating & supporting custom content management systems for large-scale and enterprise level businesses
• Approximately 1 year experience in fully managing domestic Drupal projects while managing & supervising off-shore Drupal developers
• Acquia-accredited Drupal Trainer (Drupal 7 theming and site building)
• Key strengths include: client consultation; front-end design; Drupal development, theming and

TECHNICAL SKILLS

LANGUAGE & SOFTWARE SKILLS: CSS / CSS3 / SASS / LESS HTML / XHTML PHP SSH GIT / SVN Drupal CMS Drush Adobe Creative Suite (PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, Fireworks, etc.)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Drupal Developer / Drupal Themer

Responsibilities:

• Perform site building, views configurations, development and theming for both standard and responsive (mobile) web sites
• Develop new features and site enhancements as requested from clients (install & configure contrib modules, create custom views, create custom templates, build custom themes, etc.)
• Perform SASS and LESS compiled theme development
• Provide ongoing site support (maintenance, upgrades, etc.) for existing and new clients
• Work in teams of 3 or more other developers on corporate level, multi-lingual, and health care related web sites (Features-based code deployment)

Confidential

Drupal Developer / Drupal Themer / Acquia Drupal Trainer

Responsibilities:

• Perform development and theming for both standard and responsive (mobile) web sites
• Convert graphic mockups (.psd files) into PHP templates, outputting custom HMTL and CSS that adhere to design specifications
• Provide ongoing site support (maintenance, upgrades, etc.) for various Corporate Sites, Public Libraries, and Ivy League Schools
• Estimate time and labor for development and theming of new site features, bug fixes, 3rd party integrations, and miscellaneous client requests
• Routinely teach 1 and 2 day courses in Drupal Basics and Drupal 7 Layout & Theming using certified instructional material provided by Acquia through its Partner Program (classes taught once a month in groups of 5 or more students per session)

Confidential

Drupal Developer / Drupal Themer

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and fix bugs and/or configuration issues for a large variety of Drupal sites (small business to Fortune 500)
• Provide theming, module, and views configuration as needed for both existing and new sites
• Perform site discovery audits for the purpose of creating time & labor estimates
• Run validation tests on existing site markup to check and document errors resulting from non-compliant code
• Develop new features and site enhancements as requested from clients (install & configure contrib modules, create custom views, create custom templates, write custom CSS for theming, etc.)

Confidential

Technical Services

Responsibilities:

• Developed new strategies, workflows, and reporting methods for developers to refine internal company processes (improve client satisfaction by increasing worker efficiency & accountability)
• Assisted company Sales Representative by providing a technical presence & experienced feedback during discovery calls for project leads and newly acquired work
• Planned and coordinated company marketing initiatives such as Drupal Community participation through Drupalcamp sponsorships and planning for code contributions back to Drupal.org
• Provided technical direction and advice to clients during project planning and during the development process
• Gathered functional & user requirements from client and stakeholders (phone calls, emails, web presentations, physical meetings, whiteboard session, etc.)
• Communicate functional & user requirements to domestic & off-shore development teams (wireframes, site maps, process flows, etc.)
• Provided technical advise and recommendations to developers to help keep projects within budget & scope (recommend alternate modules and/or other open source solutions as needed)
• Communicate any questions or concerns that the development team may have in regards to the defined requirements and/or possible technical limitations to the client and stakeholders
• Maintained an open channel of communication between the client, stakeholders, and development team throughout the project life cycle
• Managed ongoing client requests in regards to existing requirements and facilitate change orders as needed
• Defined project milestones using Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Created project time lines, schedules, task tracking, and project status documentation and reports
• Share and/or present regular progress reports to clients and stakeholders to ensure project stays on target in regards to meeting milestones and adhering to project time line
• Planned and coordinated routine meetings with client to communicate ongoing project status and discuss any questions or concerns that may arise during project development

Confidential

Drupal Consultant / Drupal Developer / Drupal Themer

Responsibilities:

• Provided time and labor estimates for development and theming of new web projects, change orders, project proposals, RFPs, and misc client web requests
• Consulted with clients to assess business goals and provided technical and design recommendations to fulfill client needs
• Developed design requirements and functional specs (sitemaps, wireframes, & style guides) to architect web applications
• Created graphical mockups & interactive prototypes for new web site interfaces
• Converted graphic design mockups (Illustrator & PhotoShop files) into XHTML, CSS, and PHP web applications
• Developed custom CMS (content management systems) and web applications for ecommerce, intranets, social networking, and other types of database driven web sites, using the Drupal open source platform
• Customized and integrated third party web applications and services into existing and new web sites
• Performed regular updates, content changes, module integrations, and upgrades to various company hosted web sites including corporate, enterprise, and Fortune 500 level web sites
• Performed system upgrades to Drupal web sites, including Drupal core, contributed modules and custom theme upgrades
• Integrated Google Analytics to monitor client web traffic and user statistics, while applying SEO (search engine optimization) techniques and best practices to achieve higher search rankings for clients
• Produced graphics and interactive programming for company related marketing material such as company blogs, custom HTML email campaigns, company documents and press releases
• Composed screencast recordings to demonstrate CMS features on client web sites for teaching and purposes
• Worked in teams of 3 or more other developers on large enterprise level CMS site builds
• Frequently used SVN (Subversion) and code repositories